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Millbrook Monster 10k and Junior Monster 4k

Millbrook Monster multi-terrain 10k

& Junior Monster 4k (ages 9-14)

Wednesday 25th July 2018 19:30

2018 Event

Thank you to all who came out, ran, voluteered or supported a great night of running.

2018 Results

Apologies for the delay in getting the results published. We had some issues with the data and the sopwatches this year. If you find any problems please let me know - email me by clicking on my name, thank you, Dominic.

V1 to V2 update - changed an incorrect age category and added gender and category postions

Prizes

We will be in touch with the category and team winners to get their prizes to them ASAP as we were unable to do so on the night with the issues we had. Apologies for not managing to sort them out for the prize giving.

The venue and course are the same and most importanly the chippy is on board again!

Entry in advance is £6 for UKA registered runners, £8 for others and closes at midnight on Tuesday 24th. If the race does not fill we will take entries on the day but it will be £2 extra and cash only.

The Junior Monster entry is £2 for UKA and £4 for others.

Numbers are transferable via the link in your confirmation email as long as they are completed by the end of Tuesday 24 July at the latest.

If the original entry was an affliated entry and the new person is not affliated there will be £2 to pay when transferring or on the night when collecting the number.

Parking - very important, please comply

We have had complaints about inconsiderate parking from residents of Millbrook please do not add to them!

There are unadopted roads near the cricket club and to minimise disruption to the residents we are asking that you to please do not park on them. They are:

Oxford Street

Stamford Road

Cross Street

Grenville Street (west of Huddersfield Road)

Victoria Street

Millbrook Monster 10k and Junior Monster 4k information

A very popular running race starting in Stalybridge Country Park before heading up into the wild above Millbrook. The route crosses the Walkerwood Reservoir dam before a steady climb following the Pennine Bridleway round the western flank of Harridge Pike. If you have the energy to look you to your left you will be rewarded with a great view of Manchester and the Cheshire plain in the distance. Soon the route climbs up on to the moor behind Harridge Pike to it's highest point (370m above sea level) just past the 4km mark from where, on a clear day, you look ahead to two giants of the Peak District, Bleaklow and Kinder Scout before descending to Higher Swineshaw Reservoir and rejoining the reservoir road. The road gives you a very fast descent off the hill passing all four reservoirs nestling in the mixed woodland of the Brushes Valley. Shortly afterwards the route reaches it's conclusion with a loop of Stalybridge Country Park to finish back where it started.

Entry fee includes a free chip muffin when you hand your race number in at the local chippy!

The Junior Monster 4k for 9-14 year old runners is set of shortly after the main race. Junior Monster entry is on the day only and costs £2 which includes a chip muffin like the senior race!

Event information

Minimum age: 15 years on the day Junior Monster 4k: 9 to 14 years on the day.

Venue:Stayley Cricket Club have once again kindly allowed us to use their clubhouse on Oxford St, Millbrook, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 3JJ

Registration: Race number to be collected on the day. Registration opens 18:00 & closes 19:00.

This year we are only taking online entries via Nifty. This has a small booking fee but allows entrants to edit their details if required and transfer their entry to another runner should they be unable to make it.

Entry

Entry in advance is £6 for UKA registered runners, £8 for others and closes at midnight on Monday 27th. You can enter the 10k online via the following sites or download the entry form and post it to us. If the race does not fill we will take entries on the day but it will be £2 extra and cash only.

The Junior Monster entry is £2 for UKA and £4 for others.

Numbers are transferable as long as the person registered informs us of the new person's name and the new person sends us the information on the entry from by the end of Tue 25 July at the latest.

If the original entry was an affliated entry and the new person is not affliated there will be £2 to pay when transferring or on the night when collecting the number.

Race Report 2015

Thank you all for coming along to run, support or help with the race. Most of the runners, supporters and helpers seemed to have a great time. The turnout for the senior race was the best we have ever seen and the junior race was more than double the previous largest turnout!

We acknowledge that we had some problems with runners being unsure of the route in a couple of places and some going the wrong way as a consequence. We have taken steps to ensure that we mark the course better and have more marshals out on the course, especially in the country park where the problems were. Once again the chip muffins seemed to go down a storm with an event best of 223 provided this year!

Thank you once again for coming to the Monster and a big thank you to the land owners, the council, Stayley Cricket Club, Sweatshop Hyde and finally the Millbrook Chippy for all the support.

Hopefully we'll see you all again next year!

2015 Results

What a fantastic turnout we had last night, the largest field ever in Monster history. Thank you to all the runners, supporters, helpers and the organisations that helped make the race a huge success. We had a limit of 250 and hit that exactly so we filled but didn't have to turn anybody away!

Andi Jones had a storming run and beat his own course record by 44 seconds!

There was an issue with one of the signs and some tape in the country park being interfered with around the 9km mark which unfortunately meant some of the runners went the wrong way. We sent somebody to fix it as soon as we were made aware of it by the race winner. For the next event we will have a marshal at that location to ensure all go the correct way.

2013 report and results

Despite a bit of rain on the day the 2013 race went well and lots of positve feedback was received. We'd like to say a big thank you to all the people who helped by volunteering, marshalling the supporters and of course the runners!